(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:48:56

Cro"ny (kr?"n?), n.; pl. Cronies (-nz). [Orig., an old woman. See Crone.]

1.

A crone.

[Obs.] "Marry not an old crony."

Burton.

2.

An intimate companion; a familiar friend

. [Colloq.]

He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time. W. Irving.

 

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